The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is India's leading stock exchange covering various cities and towns across

the country. NSE was set up by leading institutions to provide a modern, fully automated screen-based trading system with national reach. The Exchange has brought about unparalleled transparency, speed & efficiency, safety and market integrity. It has set up facilities that serve as a model for the securities industry in terms of systems, practices and procedures. NSE has played a catalytic role in reforming the Indian securities market in terms of microstructure, market practices and trading volumes. The market today uses state-of-art information technology to provide an efficient and transparent trading, clearing and settlement mechanism, and has witnessed several innovations in products & services viz. demutualisation of stock exchange governance, screen based trading, compression of settlement cycles, dematerialisation and electronic transfer of securities, securities lending and borrowing, professionalisation of trading members, fine-tuned risk management systems, emergence of clearing corporations to assume counterparty risks, market of debt and derivative instruments and intensive use of information technology.

Mission NSE's mission is setting the agenda for change in the securities markets in India. The NSE was set-up with the main objectives of:

establishing a nation-wide trading facility for equities, debt instruments and hybrids, ensuring equal access to investors all over the country through an appropriate communication network, providing a fair, efficient and transparent securities market to investors using electronic trading systems, enabling shorter settlement cycles and book entry settlements systems, and meeting the current international standards of securities markets.

The standards set by NSE in terms of market practices and technology have become industry benchmarks and are being emulated by other market participants. NSE is more than a mere market facilitator. It's that force which is guiding the industry towards new horizons and greater opportunities. Our Logo

The logo of the NSE symbolises a single nationwide securities trading facility ensuring equal and fair access to investors, trading members and issuers all over the country. The initials of the

Exchange viz., N, S and E have been etched on the logo and are distinctly visible. The logo symbolises use of state of the art information technology and satellite connectivity to bring about the change within the securities industry. The logo symbolises vibrancy and unleashing of creative energy to constantly bring about change through innovation.

History & Milestones

NSE was promoted by leading Financial Institutions at the behest of the Government of India and was incorporated in November 1992 as a tax-paying company unlike other stock exchanges in the country.

2010-2015 2006-2010 2001-2005 1996-2000 1991-1995 Launch of derivatives on Global Indices Commencement of trading in 91 Day GOI Treasury Bill - Futures NSE receives "Financial Inclusion" Award.

August 2011 July, 2011 January, 2011 Equities

Equities Indices Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds Initial Public Offerings Security Lending and Borrowing Scheme

Derivatives

Equity Derivatives Currency Derivatives Interest Rate Futures

Debt

Retail Debt Market Wholesale Debt Market Corporate Bonds

Offices

NSE's diverse network ensures that its investors avail of prompt services whenever they might need them. NSE has a presence in all the major cities of the country. The contact addresses of NSE offices, across India are given below. NSE - Corporate Office National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Exchange Plaza, Plot no. C/1, G Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (E) Mumbai - 400 051 - Branch Offices Ahmedabad 406 Sakar II Near Ellis Bridge Ahmedabad - 380 006 Tel No : (079) 2658 0212/ 2658 0213 Fax No : (079) 2657 6123 Chennai 2nd Floor, Ispahani Centre, Door No 123-124, Nungambakkam High Road, Nungambakkam Chennai - 600 034 Tel No : (044) 2833 2500 / 2833 2501 Fax No : (044) 2833 2510 Delhi 4th Floor, Jeevan Vihar Building Parliament Street New Delhi - 110001 Tel No: (011) 23344313 to 23344327 Fax No: (011) 2336 6658 Hyderabad

H No.3-6-322 Mahavir House, IInd Floor Chamber no.203 & 204 Basheerbagh Hyderabad - 500029 Tel No: (040) 23227084, 23227085 Fax No: (040) 23227086 Kolkata 1st Floor, Park View Apartments 99, Rash Behari Avenue, Kolkata - 700 029 Tel No : (033) 4040 0400, 24631802 Fax No : (033) 4040 0440, 24631791